The islands along the southern Atlantic coast from Virginia to Georgia are called barrier islands because they protect the mainland from storms, tide and erosion.
But due to Clapton's persistence, he eventually did succeed in marrying her several years later. The marriage ended unhappily in divorce in 1988. Even though the romance didn't last, Eric Clapton's song Layla has maintained its popularity and is considered by some to be one of rock music's definitive love songs.
Layla's second movement was recorded three weeks after the first had been completed, with Gordon playing his piano part, Clapton playing acoustic guitar, and Allman playing slide guitar. After Dowd spliced the two movements together, Layla was complete.